About Perfecto Mundo® Azaleas
A Stunning Rebloomer, Now Available at Your Local Garden Center
Perfecto Mundo®: the azaleas that do it all
- Outstanding bloom in spring and fall
- Months, rather than just weeks, of colorful flowers
- Pure, rich colors
- The only reblooming azalea with double flowers
- Handsome deep green foliage resists common pests and diseases
- Tidy, dense habits create the formal look that people love with azaleas
Perfecto Mundo Azalea Basics
- USDA Zone: 6b - 9 (-5°F/-20.5°C)
- Exposure: full sun (6+ hrs/day), part sun (4-6 hrs/day)
- Size: ranges from 2-3’ tall to 3-4’ wide
- Bloom Time: spring, repeating late summer-fall
Soil: Moist, acidic soils with high amounts of organic matter.
Pruning: Prune or trim after spring bloom to encourage new growth and more abundant rebloom.
Uses: Mass plantings; edging; low hedge; foundation planting; specimen.
Growing Tips: At its best when sited in filtered sun all day. Hardy to USDA zone 6b with protection; has survived winters in zone 6a but with significant damage. Benefits from mulch.
Meet the Perfecto Mundo Series:
Rhododendron x ‘NCRX7’ ppaf, cbraf
2.5-3’ tall x 3-4’ wide
Rhodododendron x ‘NCRX3’ pp#32,819, cbraf
2-3’ tall x 3-4’ wide
Rhododendron x ‘NCRX4’ ppaf, cbraf
2.5-3’ tall x 3-4’ wide
Rhododendron x ‘NCRX5’ ppaf, cbraf
2.5-3’ tall x 3-4’ wide
Rhododendron x ‘NCRX8’ ppaf, cbraf
2.5’ tall x 3-4’ wide
Rhododendron x ‘NCRX6’ ppaf, cbraf
2.5’ tall x 3-4’ wide
Meet the Breeder
Tom Ranney is a professor with the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University. He is a plant breeder who has helped to produce 50 new cultivars of landscape plants. Tom has also been awarded the Scott Medal, been named Outstanding Graduate Educator, Fellow, and Outstanding Researcher by the American Society for Horticultural Science, and has won the H. Marc Cathey Award and Luther Burbank Award from the American Horticultural Society.
